My brother passed away
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Comments (23)I love the tool box, desk and enamel pan...but that's because I LOVE Prims :) I have an old toolbox with the name of one of the local hardware stores on it that has since closed up! I bought it for like $5 at an antique store and it sits on my kitchen counter and holds blue Mason jars that I use for canisters! The enamel pan would be a lot more than $5 around here. The yellow and green stuff is more expensive because it's harder to find! I LOVE collecting that stuff. I have a good collection of red and white pans and some other stuff. I also have an old desk but it's the old kind where the guy in front of you has the desk attached to his bench. I bought that this winter and it is my endtable in the corner. I just love old stuff! I can't imagine putting it in the dump! Freecycle it nice....if it works for you. I have yet to get anything but I did get rid of about 6 things last week :)...See MoreMy brother passed away
Comments (75)I'm so sorry for the continued trauma you and your family are enduring. Those children have been through some frightening and heart-rending experiences so I too hope you can find grief counseling for them, even though they may not appear to need it. My brother-in-law's wife died in her early 30's from cancer and the kids appeared to be ok. However, deeply buried feelings need to surface eventually in order for healing to happen, and those now-grown kids have been able to talk through their grief over the years--they're close with their dad and other maternal relatives who live near them. When we get to visit I try to talk about their mom with laughter--she was a funny gal--and they easily talk about her as well. I truly believe it's nature's way to keep young kids appearing as if they are ok; a bleating baby deer without its mama will not last long. This heroin crisis is horrendous and I'm so sorry your family has been part of it. You have my prayers....See MoreDo you have IRL friends?
Comments (52)I was a military brat. One aspect of that, which everyone understands, is the moving about. Leaving friends, making new ones, lather, rinse repeat. The other aspect that isn’t acknowledged as much is that military kids don’t grow up around extended family. No aunts, uncles, or cousins. Grandparents you see at Christmas and maybe once during the summer. And to top it all off, I was an only child for my first 12.5 years, when my brother came along and began his own odyssey into de facto only childom. All that to say that I have always been comfortable with my own company. I’ve never seen anything wrong with it. I find Facebook has been helpful in at least allowing me to keep up acquaintance with folks from different patches of my life. Some from high school, a handful from college (true to form, I did 2 years at a jr. college and 2 at a University, never really being in either place long enough to establish real friendships), a few from my longest-tenured workplace as an adult. My closest friends are two women who lived in the neighborhood where I bought my first home when I was in my 20s. My time with that group of friends was wonderful. We all had so much in common and were working to revitalize an amazing little neighborhood. When I moved out west 4+ years ago I made it a point to actually WORK at maintaining my friendship with these two, and by association another woman who became part of our little group. We have a secret Facebook page where we can say whatever we want without fear of causing permanent family strife over politics. We’re unapologetic smart asses. And we typically try to get together at least once, if not twice a year. It usually involves me getting on a plane, but it’s worth it, even if we only sit on a screened porch, eat BLTs and comment on The State Of Things. These are the women I imagine growing old with, and they with me. One of our hobbies is scouting locations for a compound where we can all reside in our dotage. We’re not the kind of friends who talk on the phone daily, weekly or even monthly. But we’re good friends. i haven’t been good about making new friends since I got married 16 years ago. My husband doesn’t really have friends and relies on me for company and entertainment. I do have a couple of girlfriends here who I’ll occasionally have lunch with, but I’d like to do better by them, as well....See MoreCoir and Foliage Pro in self watering containers
Comments (3)My condolences @Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA I can't even fathom how difficult it must be to face two losses like that in such quick succession. I think in time, caring for your plants can bring some solace, but at the moment I am sure it is a burden you'd rather not have to think about. I put two of my indoor plants in Lechuza self watering pots this year. The soilless potting mix they came with contains slow release fertilizer granules, so I am using a different system, but here's what I found on the Dyna Gro website: "Interiorscape technicians can conveniently mix on site 3 squirts per gallon of water (3 sqirts equal 1/4 tsp.). Since Foliage-Pro® is a liquid, no messy stirrers are required. If you use self-watering planters, you will find Foliage-Pro and any self-watering planter to be a marriage made in heaven. In fact Dyna-Gro Foliage-Pro is recommended by the makers of the leading self-watering containers." They don't say to lower the dose in a self watering system. I think that reflects their claim that the product doesn't cause salt buildups. So it seems the regular dose should be fine. Now, my two cents: personally, I would go full strength, but every other watering. If that isn't enough, you can always bump it up. https://dyna-gro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Foliage-Pro-Sht-2014.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj2y4P4yrj0AhUji_0HHcIYD8YQFnoECEcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2NOHJKJmWq2KPcg3sGJ1N7...See Morekittywhiskers
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